Solar Systems

Within our solar system is a collection of planets, moons, asteroids, and other smaller objects. Which will MOST likely share characteristics?

• all the gas giants

• all the planets

• everything in our solar system

• rotation cycles of the planets

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• Jupiter is closer to the Sun and can move faster than the Earth allowing it to have the ability to gather comets for moons.

• The gas that makes up Jupiter creates a friction in space which causes material to develop near it, making new moons.

• Jupiter is a larger planet than Earth and has a larger gravitational attraction. This causes other objects to orbit it from a greater distance.

• More objects just are attracted to Jupiter because of its rings.

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What is stopping the Moon from flying off in a straight line away from the Earth?

• Electromagnetic attraction between the Earth and Moon

• Electromagnetic attraction between the Sun and Moon

• Gravitational pull between the Sun and Moon

• Gravitational pull between the Earth and Moon

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The following chart was placed in a student's journal.

What criteria did the student most likely use to separate the two sets of planets?

• planets with and without moons

• terrestrial planets and gas giants

• planets with water and planets without water

• planets with atmospheres and planets without atmospheres

What technologies do scientists use to study the solar system?

• microscopes, test tubes, and beakers

• computers and calculators

• telescopes, space probes, satellites, and rovers

• maps and globes

Where is the Earth positioned in the solar system?

• First orbit from the Sun

• Second orbit from the Sun

• Fourth orbit from the Sun

• Third orbit from the Sun

What is the Earth a part of?

• The outer planet family

• One of Jupiters Moons

• A collection of moons that orbit the sun

• solar system part of a system of planets orbiting around a star

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What's the word used to describe the planets movement around the Sun?

• spin

• orbit

• revolution

• rotation

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Order the planets from closest to the sun to furtherest away.

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mars

The planets orbit in a perfect circle

• True

• False